Main entry: abstract entity, abstraction
Definition: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Main entry: abstraction
Definition: the act of withdrawing or removing something
Main entry: abstraction
Definition: an abstract painting
Main entry: abstractedness, abstraction
Definition: preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
Main entry: generalisation, generalization, abstraction
Definition: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Main entry: abstract, abstraction
Definition: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Usage: he loved her only in the abstract--not in person